At least ten rockets fell early Wednesday, March 3, at a base housing US troops in western Iraq, Iraqi and western security sources said, two days before Pope Francis' historic visit to the country.
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The Iraqi security forces are leading the investigation,
" Colonel Wayne Marotto, US spokesman for the international anti-jihadist coalition, said on Twitter, while Washington regularly points the finger at the pro-Iran armed factions for these attacks, which are are multiplied in recent weeks.
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